China posts 5.2% GDP growth as Trump makes tariff demands
This weekend President Trump laid down the law on what he wants from China in order to ease…
Growth of 2% may well not be enough
The International Monetary Fund last week announced somewhat lower growth forecasts for the Greek economy than those of…
BoJ may slightly revise up economic growth forecast for 2025 at October policy meeting
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for…
As China drafts its next 5-year plan, is GDP still the magic number?
For decades, the annual target for gross domestic product growth was the most critical policymaking benchmark across China.…
Another bank cuts interest rates
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi ASB has cut a number of its fixed-term home loan rates. Its six-month…
Korea Says ‘Substantial Progress’ Made in US Tariff Talks
South Korea’s top policy chief said the country made “substantial progress” on most key issues in tariff talks…
Labour unveils wealth NZ Future Fund economic policy to create jobs, but with few costings
NZ First leader Winston Peters took aim at Hipkins over this, saying Labour’s policy was a “try-hard Temu…
Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins Bolivia’s presidential runoff marking a new shift to the right | Bolivia
Centre-right senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira, 58, won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday and will be the country’s next…
A week of shock for business: Tariff hike, strike, devastating fires batter trade chain
Importers, freight forwarders, and clearing agents spent the weekend frantically calling each other, trying to find out what…
Chinese Economic Slowdown Worsens With Growth Weakest in a Year
China’s economy slowed for a second straight quarter to grow at the weakest pace in a year, with…
Inflation hits 3% as consumers suffer largest power price spike since 1989
The largest contributors to the annual inflation rate were all in the housing and household utilities group. The…
Bankers on edge, a gilded cash room and US blaming China
Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images There is an eerie emptiness at the seat of US economic power. The…